Their commission was suspicious.

"Bianca, you should first learn to adapt to the power of the Sumeru Mustard Seed. We'll need your help then. Don't rush, there's still tomorrow, so don't push yourself too hard. Just train appropriately," Chen Luo instructed.

[Oh my, I'm so touched! To prevent Durandal from pushing herself too hard to quickly master the World Bubble, she neglected her rest time and took all the blame for delays in resolving the World Bubble issue. If I met a guy who would treat me like that, I would definitely marry him!]

"Really?"

【…】

Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!

I was just joking, don't take it seriously! I'm just a baby who's not even two months old!

I'm sorry, I was wrong.

The user-friendly plugin has quite proactively admitted defeat.

"What kind of help do you need?" Durandal asked.

“You, Durandal, are the one with the deepest connection to that world bubble, so for the next two days, try to establish a connection with the world bubble through the power of the golden Sumeru Mustard Seed. The more proficient you are in this connection, the less price you will have to pay later,” Chen Luo said.

Can a golden Sumeru mustard seed really achieve this level of power?

Originally, Durandal was unable to communicate with the world bubble in the quantum sea when she was in the real number world. She could only make a weak connection with certain items when she was in the quantum sea and in a state of spatial instability.

Even though she hasn't fully mastered the power of the Sumeru Mustard Seed yet, Durandal can vaguely sense her connection to the World Bubble.

With more practice, you might actually be able to have long-distance calls with your friends who are in the world bubble.

With that in mind, Durandal couldn't wait to practice.

Durandal hadn't seen her friends for a long time.

"Actually, a day should be enough for me to practice, as long as I don't sleep," Durandal said, estimating the time.

Chen Luo knew it!

Durandal isn't stupid, but she's a bit naive.

Sometimes Durandal's potential is beyond imagination. Just like how Durandal could take the joke of killing 100 million Honkai Beasts on April Fool's Day seriously, she not only really wanted to do it, but she could actually do it!

"Bianca, don't worry, there are still two days left, plenty of time. At your learning speed, you'll have plenty of time. Come, come, I'll teach you a quick method."

A teacher is one who imparts knowledge, teaches skills, and resolves doubts.

"Bianca, if you achieve something in your studies, I don't ask you to repay me. I only hope that you won't mention my name after you cause trouble outside."

"???"

Durandal never imagined she could get into such trouble.

"There are exceptions, such as accidentally provoking an evil alternate-world counterpart of a pioneer while exploring.

"The evil alternate-world counterpart of a certain pioneer you're referring to is..."

"It's nothing," Chen Luo said, glancing at Empress Su, who hadn't opened her eyes yet.

"We've been hanging around in this world long enough. It's time to go back to Schicksal headquarters, or Rita will start to worry. Sigh, I really envy the pure friendship between you and Rita. If either of you is in danger, the other will be very concerned. Unlike me, I have no one to care about me."

Durandal wanted to ask more questions, but Chen Luo interrupted her.

"..."

Durandal wanted to tell Chen Luo to stop acting crazy, but she didn't understand what Chen Luo was being sarcastic about.

Boys are truly amazing creatures.

However, Chen Luo's words make sense, and it's time for me to return to the Destiny Headquarters.

"Goodbye, Senior Su," Durandal said respectfully.

If the opponent is merely strong, Durandal might greet them politely out of respect for her opponent.

However, Durandal is not stingy in expressing her respect for Su, who, as a pioneer, disregarded her own life and death in order to find hope against the Honkai in countless parallel worlds and constantly accelerated her observation of parallel worlds, leading to her imminent death.

"Goodbye." Su nodded gently.

"Wait, Durandal, aren't you planning to take Su with you to Schicksal? She's a professional at using the Second Divine Key." Chen Luo looked at Durandal with some surprise.

Such a huge experience pack is right in front of you, aren't you going to cherish it?

"Huh?" Not only Su was surprised by Chen Luo's statement, but even Youlandail was surprised.

"May I?"

"No need, I'm perfectly fine in the Sumeru Mustard Seed," Su said, shaking his head.

"Why don't you try Destiny? Destiny has sophisticated industrial equipment and a large number of Honkai reactors that can provide energy for the Second Divine Key. This might increase the accuracy of your exploration and the energy required for observation, thus delaying your death," Chen Luo said.

"This..." Su hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

"Just give it a try. Try it for half a day. If you're not interested, go back to the Sumeru Ring. I can send you back in less than 10 seconds."

Chen Luo can grant Su permission to use the bar portal from Destiny to Sumeru Mustard Seed.

It will be very convenient to commute to and from get off work then.

“But…” Su hesitated.

"If you don't go, I'll cut down your coconut tree," Chen Luo said coldly, arms crossed.

“Let’s go. It’s been over 1000 years. It’s time to go out and see how far civilization has progressed.” Su stood up from under the tree.

Chapter 1659 Chen Luo: You want to steal my raw stone?

"I have long admired the name of Su, the warrior who holds the title of one of the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire." Otto, who was on the scene, originally only planned to continue his research on the Second Divine Key after Chen Luo finished dealing with the Sumeru Mustard Seed, so he did not expect to have such an unexpected gain.

After shaking hands with Su, Otto looked up at the sky that was revealed by the power of the Second Divine Key.

The world bubble that originally represented Mount Sumeru and a mustard seed disappeared back into the starry sky. As this star disappeared, hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of stars filled the entire starry sky again.

In this starry sky composed of parallel worlds, countless possibilities are hidden.

Looking at the countless stars in the sky, a look of longing also appeared in Alto's eyes.

Let me tell you a secret: Otto was actually a "great inventor" (or "great inventor").

At least before Karen died, Otto's greatest wish was to be a great inventor.

Lacking both exceptional martial prowess and a healthy body, Otto's sole interest lay in invention.

Perhaps because the situation isn't dire enough yet, and because other matters have distracted Otto, his research efforts in the current civilization have significantly decreased. Even so, the 4th generation Godslayer Armor was still developed by Otto himself.

Otto may not be as good as Dr. May, Dr. Möbius, or Vervière, but he was a true all-rounder.

Now that Kallen has been resurrected and Otto's dream has been realized, exploring the boundless starry sky will be Otto's next goal.

As for Kallen? Otto is now a thousand-strong Herrscher, there are several Ottos.

It wouldn't be a problem to dedicate one or two people to dedicated research.

"Hey, hey, hey." Chen Luo waved his hand in front of Otto, interrupting Otto's fantasy about the starry sky composed of parallel worlds.

"what happened?"

"What's wrong? Your most important task right now isn't to rush to explore the parallel world, but to help me get some materials. Aren't you interested in the Saint Mark Awakening Potion?"

"I've already sent people to collect it for you. Honestly, why does the Honkai Antibody Vaccine require such a pitifully small amount of it?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

"Oh, by the way, remember to give my service a 5-star review later. By the way, what package are you planning to use to hang Durandal's world bubble on the Imaginary Tree the day after tomorrow? I need to analyze how to price it."

"..." Chen Luo looked up at the sky.

Otto wanted to say something to Chen Luo, but Chen Luo flicked him on the forehead and pointed at Su, meaning that Otto should talk to Su and not bother Chen Luo.

In Chen Luo's view, the concept of "world consciousness" was nothing short of a blatant mockery.

And coincidentally, Chen Luo found someone he could ask.

Otto asked Chen Luo why the key ingredient for the Honkai Antibody vaccine was so hard to find in the Honkai Impact 3rd world. Chen Luo couldn't give an answer, but he figured asking the world consciousness would be the right thing to do.

In a sense, the arrival of global consciousness is just right.

"How could I, Chen Luo, possibly deserve your continued concern for the source energy within me?" Chen Luo sighed.

Moreover, Chen Luo always felt that the World Consciousness, besides being craving the Root Aura on Chen Luo, also had a great enthusiasm for watching the fun.

After all, anyone with a sane brain wouldn't do something as outrageous as setting up a legacy trial for Durandal, making Chen Luo Durandal's boyfriend, then not only reviving the male lead who was about to finish filming, but also making him act out a kissing scene with the female lead, then charging the male lead's original body money, and finally throwing the male lead's original body into the play!

But the fun-loving person can

People who enjoy themselves will stop at nothing to have fun.

Just as no one can understand Ahab's logic, and no matter what outrageous thing happens, it can be said that Ahab did it.

You want to reason with a joker? Are you out of your mind?

"You can't put it that way. It's like... how many raw gems do you have right now? It should be measured in that unit, right?"

"...80505 rough stone".

Chen Luo wasn't surprised that the world consciousness knew about Primal Stones, since they originated from the continent of Teyvat, which was one of the worlds governed by this world consciousness.

Furthermore, Chen Luo had discussed topics related to raw stones in this world, so it's normal for the world's consciousness to overhear him.

"So many? That's impressive. It must have taken you a long time to collect all these ore stones."

"Suddenly."

"Would you complain about having too many raw stones?"

"How... is that possible?" Chen Luo suddenly understood the meaning of world consciousness.

Just as Chen Luo would never complain about having too many raw stones, the world consciousness would never complain about having its own world source.

Just like if Chen Luo were asked to steal a little girl's lollipop for 5 Primogems, he would do it without hesitation.

If we convert the wealth of the World Consciousness to the wealth of Chen Luo, the World Consciousness taking away the two elements of Origin Aura is roughly equivalent to stealing a lollipop from Chen Luo.

Moreover, one and a half of the two strands of the World Consciousness's primal aura were used on Chen Luo. It's like the lollipop was indeed taken away, but Chen Luo was left with a candy wrapper and a stick.

"Have you figured it out?"

"I don't understand. If I hadn't burst into tears and posed no threat to you, I would have cried right there and then!" Chen Luo said sadly.

Because the value of two strands of Root Aura, rounded up, is equivalent to 40 Primogems, and after spending 40 Primogems, Chen Luo only got two hours of Durandal-style temporary girlfriend and 5 minutes of "speechless" time... It seems pretty worth it, huh.

"..."

Why aren't you saying anything?

"I'm wondering if I can actually make you cry... How about this, if you burst into tears right here and now, I'll give you half of the World's Source, how about that?"

"are you crazy?"

Chen Luo suddenly understood what Yakumo Yukari's feelings were when he told her a while ago that she cried on the spot and he gave her several hundred Paradise Coins.

Let Chen Luo think about how Yukari Yakumo responded back then?

"I sell my body, not my skills, but how much do you think my body is worth in World Origin?"

"...If you were to become my proxy, you would have to pay me at least ten strands of root essence every year as compensation for your emotional distress."

"???"

Are you sick in the head?

I am a traveler and a direct descendant of a puppeteer's sect, and you expect me to work for you at my own expense?

The world consciousness of Haruhi Suzumiya's world, at least, took advantage of Chen Luo's status as a puppeteer and his skill in creating puppets capable of carrying the world's consciousness from the World Tree, and offered him a high salary!

That's incredibly insulting!

How is this offer?

"You call this treatment? Why don't you just rob someone?"

"Sigh, even if a deal falls through, we can still be friends. So, have you decided what kind of package you want to buy for hanging the world bubble inside Bianca Durandal on the Imaginary Tree in a few days?"

"I recommend the fully managed package. It includes 12 strands of Root Aura, ten from the Imaginary Tree and two from me. You don't need to lift a finger; I guarantee the Imaginary Tree will complete its task 100%."

"...Why are you still taking a cut?"

"The ten strands of primordial aura are necessary expenses for fixing that world to the Imaginary Tree and cannot be reduced. With your proof of gaining the Imaginary Tree's favor—the Imaginary Tree Mark—the Imaginary Tree won't charge you extra. However, I feel it's necessary for me to try and advocate for the Imaginary Tree."

"Then why are these two strands for you?"